Rooms with a view
Our featured property of the week is a stylish barn conversion set in a superb location with outstanding panoramic views across the upper Calder Valley. The Barn, Parkin Lane, Sourhall, Todmorden,...
View ArticleClassic cars in the frame as part of new exhibition on recycling
Gleaming motors from a bygone era are wheeled out every summer as part of Hebden Bridge Rotary Club’s Vintage Weekend.But another aspect of the love and care lavished on these grand old vehicles has...
View ArticleChoir sings at ceremony and couple host receptions at Towneley Hall
Miss Amy Elizabeth Earnshaw and Mr Jac Jenkinson married at St James’s Parish Church, Hebden Bridge.The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Brian and Lesley Earnshaw, of Hebden Bridge, and the...
View ArticleIn confidence, with Inspector Dave Browning: If a break-in does happen, this...
One victim is one too many.But with that in mind let me share some good news.The number of houses that are broken into in this area is about half the national average (54 per cent).To put that in...
View ArticleIn confidence, with Inspector Dave Browning: They mend their ways, or they...
Last month I reported that people living in Todmorden and Hebden Bridge are both safe and entitled to feel safe.That is true. Violent crime is unusual. When it happens my team take swift action and...
View ArticleFind out what U3A groups can offer
University of the Third Age Todmorden is holding a coffee morning on Thursday, September 19, from 11am to 1pm at Central Methodist Church, Bramsche Square, Todmorden.This will provide an opportunity...
View ArticleAlmost 500 respond to market future debate
Todmorden Market Futures steering group has thanked the public and traders for contributing to recent conversations about the future of the markets.Almost 500 responses were received and the raw data...
View ArticleReady to take to the towpath
The Lions Club Canal Walk is ready to take to the towpath again on Sunday, September 22.Starting between 8am and 9.30am at Manchester, it finishes at Shop Lock, Todmorden, and for those who do not want...
View ArticleA move I can’t support
I’m disappointed as a former volunteer of the White Ribbon campaign to see that it has joined in recent calls for supermarkets to restrict what magazines they sell in their shops. As much as I value...
View ArticleTwo-for-one at Wainsgate show
There will be two duos for the price of one at the next Wainsgate Chapel concert on Sunday, September 22. Dave Nelson and Deboe, and Charlie Carr and Angus Barclay will perform a programme of acoustic...
View ArticleFriends’ music series returns
The series of Antony and Friends concerts hosted and performed by Antony Brannick return after a summer break on Saturday, September 21, at Central Methodist Church, Bramsche Square, Todmorden...
View ArticleSend us your pictures
This photograph of the red berries on the Rowan tree on Spencer Lane, in Hebden Bridge, was taken by reader and Hebden Bridge resident Julie Rose Clark. If you’ve taken a great photo in the upper...
View ArticleParliament spoke for the majority
I was disappointed that Craig Whittaker followed his Party’s lead and not – as even he admits, the views of his constituents – in voting in favour of military action in Syria.Had I been in his...
View ArticleFirst phase of digital programme
Thousands more residents and businesses in Calderdale will have access to superfast broadband by the end of 2015 in the first phase of the Digital Calderdale programme.On Monday, September 9,...
View ArticleRecycling centre on forum agenda
The temporary closure of Eastwood Recycling Centre will be on the agenda at the next Todmorden Ward Forum tonight (Thursday). Taking place at Todmorden Town Hall at 6.45pm, the agenda also includes a...
View ArticleMayor’s epic run in aid of hospice
Mayor of Todmorden Coun Jayne Booth will run the Chester Marathon to raise funds for Overgate Hospice - her mayoral charity.Coun Booth, whose family has been helped by the hospice, said: “Please...
View ArticlePick up a pencil for Dr Sketchy’s
The next instalment of Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School will take place at Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Sunday from 2-4pm.The event, which combines live burlesque performance with figure drawing, will...
View ArticleOak to hold AGM and craft fair
The Oak over-50s group will hold its AGM on Friday, September 27.The meeting will take place at Central Methodist Church, Bramsche Square, Todmorden, at 1.30pm. Oak will also be holding a craft fair at...
View ArticleUpdate: Signalling repairs completed on valley rail line
Trains are now running normally between Hebden Bridge and Preston following completion of repair work. All lines are now open as the signalling problem has been resolved.Train services running through...
View ArticleFurther rail disruption in Calderdale
Rail passengers are facing further disruption this afternoon due to a train fault between Halifax and Hebden Bridge. Some of the lines are blocked, resulting in delays and disruption on services...
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